Giraffes

On the way to Niamey, the most amazing thing happened. Traveling in Niger has been interesting and I’ve had to stop for cows, sheep, donkey, as well as other cars and people, but on the way back from Maradi, as we were nearing Niamey, the bus we were on had to stop for some giraffes crossing the road. In case you didn't know, Niger is home to the last wild giraffes in West Africa. During the rainy season, they apparently come closer to the main road, so we were warned to look for them but we didn’t expect to see them that close. There was one literally crossing the road to join another giraffe drinking out of a watering hole and then there were two more on the other side of the road. It was one of the most amazing things seeing wild giraffes, one of those “Holy crap, I’m in Africa” moments.